Tim Sackett Gives the Top 5 Predictors of Employee Turnover

Quantum Workplace recently released a study they put together on the predictors of employee turnover. Employee turnover is becoming a huge issue as the unemployment rate falls, which is expected. As your employees have more options, they’re more likely to leave.

I’ve always been a fan of Quantum’s research but this one seemed a little light. Here are their five predictors:

Lack of job satisfaction.

Individual needs unmet (health, wellbeing, balance)

Poor team dynamics (Basically they hate working with the people they work with, or the team hates them, either way, they’ll be leaving)

Misalignment (this is a hiring fit issue – you hired the wrong person for the job. Could be culture, skill set, etc.)

Unlikely to stay (when an employee indicates they want to leave, most likely they will leave. DUH! This was actually #5! How can this be a ‘real’ indicator of turnover?!)

Okay, I’ll give the first four reasons. Of course, those are all real reasons someone will leave. Are they the top 4? Depends on your environment. Number five is just flat out silly…